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TIL that there's a Jupiter-like planet where it rains rubies and sapphires

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BApD TIL that in his review of “Lulu”, the collaboration between Metallica and Lou Reed, Chuck Klosterman wrote: “If the Red Hot Chili Peppers acoustically covered the 12 worst Primus songs for Starbucks, it would still be (slightly) better than this.”
LQRQ TIL The Space Age is 55 years old today. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1.
9YyZD Today I learned that the Canary Islands are named after Man’s Best Friend, and not birds. The Spanish name for the islands is “Islas Canarias”, which is derived from Latin and means “Island of Dogs.”
nWyEr TIL that Dennis Hof, who owned several brothels, won a Nevada election despite dying a month prior
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